Koleston Perfect vibrant reds on brown hair?

[d_one2284]

Hi Geeks,

I'm looking for advice on dyeing my own hair (not a hairdresser but dye my hair and friends) I went to Sallys yesterday and the assistant suggested I use 6/5 dark mahogany blonde as I told her I wanted auburn brown/red hair colour. At the minute my hair is a golden medium brown, it always seems to fade to an orange tinge even after using ash dyes, which is why I thought I would be as well embracing the red pigment that I can't seem to get rid of.

What can I expect from this colour? I also got a colour from a friend that she never used which is again koleston perfect in 8/74 light brunette red blonde, should I use that instead or even mix the two, I will be using 20% developer is that ok? Please help I want to dye tonight. Thank you in advance xx

 

[AcidPerm]

We don't provide colouring advice to non professionals on this forum as its against the rules.

Also, I'd be very wary of taking advice from a shop assistant as they may not be fully trained in hairdressing. I overheard one tell a customer that she could add 40vol to a direct dye to make it permanent!

 

[d_one2284]

We don't provide colouring advice to non professionals on this forum as its against the rules.

Also, I'd be very wary of taking advice from a shop assistant as they may not be fully trained in hairdressing. I overheard one tell a customer that she could add 40vol to a direct dye to make it permanent!

Ah I did wonder that, I'll look for another forum, thank you